On May 18, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 6,600,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to our Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $6,600,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $230,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account and as of March 31, 2024, we had $0.1 million of cash held outside of the Trust Account, after payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering, and available for working capital purposes. We incurred $13,707,892 in transaction costs, including $4,600,000 of underwriters’ discount paid, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and $1,067,892 of other fees.
On December 14, 2022, we held a special meeting of stockholders (“the Meeting”), where our stockholders approved a proposal (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”) to amend the company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the company must consummate its initial business combination from May 18, 2023 to May 18, 2024, or such earlier date as determined by the company’s board of directors (the “Extension”, and such later date, the “Extended Date”).
In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, stockholders holding 19,896,459 shares of the company’s Class A common stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the company’s trust account. As a result, $199,650,204 (approximately $10.03 per share) was removed from the company’s trust account to pay such holders. 3,103,541 of the public shares issued in our IPO remain outstanding.
Following the Meeting, on December 14, 2022, the company’s board of directors waived the condition to the Extension Amendment Proposal providing that no more than $75 million of redemptions occur.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, cash used in operating activities was $66,878. Interest earned on cash held in the Trust Account of $259,248, the change in fair value of derivative instruments of $395,586 and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which provided $347,973 of cash from operating activities, contributed to net loss of $551,189.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, cash provided by investing activities was $40,098, which was cash withdrawn from the Trust Account to pay of taxes.
As of March 31, 2024, we had cash held in the Trust Account of $33,183,479. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest to pay franchise and income taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had cash of $93,140 and $119,920, respectively, outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2024. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.